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David Willis (left) and David Berg [Photos: European Wax Center]
Plano’s European Wax Center Announces New CEO Under Succession Plan, Creates New C-Suite Role
by Lance Murray | Aug 11, 2023
David Willis will succeed David Berg as CEO on Sept. 30. Under Willis' leadership, European Wax Center moved from Florida to Plano's Granite Park in 2019 and guided the company through a successful IPO in 2021.
by David Seeley |
Aug 11, 2023
Last week we told you The Whippersnapper bar off Dallas' Henderson Avenue was being transformed into a BAR-bie themed popup. The transformation is in honor of Warner Bros.' "Barbie" blockbuster, which has scored more than $1 billion in worldwide box office—and it'll be officially unveiled tonight. Here's an early look inside and out.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 11, 2023
The California-to-Texas relocation trend grabbed attention from coast to coast last week when USA Today reported on it in a story titled "'We kept getting outbid': Californians moving to Texas explain why they're changing states."
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 11, 2023
"We developed the Diamond Edition Cobra by starting with the question, 'What car would Carroll [Shelby] build with today's technology?'" said CEO Jeff Stone of Flower Mound's Classic Recreations. Eight race cars out of the limited edition of 10 are on sale for $1.2 million each, described as "a piece of motorsports history and high-performance art wrapped in carbon fiber."
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Help a Local Panel Get Picked for SXSW 2024 with the SXSW Panel Picker
by David Seeley | Aug 11, 2023
Innovators across North Texas have come up with great ideas for panels at the 2024 SXSW Conference and SXSW Edu Conference. But with thousands of ideas being submitted, only the best will go live in Austin next March. Luckily, your "Panel Picker" vote could be just the thing to help a local panel snag a spot.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 10, 2023
Slated to open in spring 2025 next to the PGA of America HQ in Frisco, The Bays Golf Experience and Suites will feature private hitting bays inside individual suites, four stories of "top-tier" golf entertainment, the "largest television in North Texas," the most advanced TaylorMade golf technology, custom club fittings, and more. (Did we mention the waterfalls?)
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 10, 2023
A strategic alliance of the two industry leaders isn't just a merger; it's a calculated move to dominate the $15 billion expedited less-than-truckload market.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 10, 2023
RREAF's founder and CEO, Kip Sowden, says the RV sector "has astonishing growth opportunities stimulated by the economy and the evolution of remote work and school options." To feed that need, the newly acquired parks feature everythig from pickleball courts to "lazy rivers," "glamping tiny homes," and more.
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Fire Meets Ice: Solo Stove Family of Brands Brings Portable Air Conditioning Into Its Outdoor Lineup
by Lance Murray | Aug 10, 2023
Solo Brands, with its hallmark commitment to consumer passion and community engagement, is adding IcyBreeze Cooling to its outdoor lifestyle product portfolio. The deal was finalized on July 1, as announced by Generational Equity, a Richardson-based mergers and acquisitions adviser for privately held businesses.
In a statement, Generational Equity’s Michael Goss said the deal is the realization of a “vision and plan” set out alongside Sweetwater-based IcyBreeze President John Brinkman in August 2022. ...
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 10, 2023
Dallas has proven to be an ideal home base for Cypress Growth Capital, Quincy Preston wrote last week in Dallas Innovates. The firm's unique model is defying norms in the funding landscape by fostering rapid growth without diluting entrepreneurial control.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 9, 2023
A 2-mile hot zone along the Southwestern Medical District in Dallas is getting a cool makeover. The city's biggest urban heat island is slated to be turned into a dedicated green space.
See designs for the corridor, complete with a 10-acre park.
See designs for the corridor, complete with a 10-acre park.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 9, 2023
One Rangers Way—an architecturally striking luxury residential project being built in the Arlington Entertainment District—isn't slated for completion until December 2024. But pre-leasing has been underway for three weeks now, triggering "incredible interest and momentum," according to The Cordish Companies, the building's developer.
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![From left: Ezi Negus, Okigwe Creations; Greer Christian, PureNRG Cycle; Awah Chai, Offworld Coffee; Kimberly Matthews, Holy Rollie Pastry Shop; and moderator Tarsha Hearns, The DEC Network. [Photo: The DEC Network]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Panel-940x436.jpg)
From left: Ezi Negus, Okigwe Creations; Greer Christian, PureNRG Cycle; Awah Chai, Offworld Coffee; Kimberly Matthews, Holy Rollie Pastry Shop; and moderator Tarsha Hearns, The DEC Network. [Photo: The DEC Network]
Meet Four North Texas Entrepreneurs Who Navigated to Success With SBA’s Community Pilot Program
by Quincy Preston | Aug 9, 2023
At the recent Entrepreneur Showcase in Dallas, four emerging startups were spotlighted alongside Biden Cabinet Member Isabella Casillas Guzman, who leads the Small Business Administration, and Mark Madrid, the driving force behind SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development. “I feel like I’ve just been to a TED talk with these entrepreneurs' words of wisdom,” Madrid said at the event powered by Dallas College and The DEC Network.
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by Dallas Next Media |
Aug 9, 2023
Peruse Dallas Innovates' special once-a-year magazines. Each edition is a keeper.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 9, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's augmented reality dynamic authentication, Beauty Biosciences' handheld skin cleansing device, Biora Therapeutics' ingestible device for delivery of therapeutic agent to the GI tract, Capital One's asset tracking systems, Halliburton Energy's 3D printed tool with integral stress concentration zone, Lennox Industries' personalized indoor microclimates, Liveperson's automated response to queries made by interactive electronic chat, NxGen Partners' miniaturized device to sterilize surfaces, and Walmart Apollo's methods for automatically recommending an item to a customer while shopping at a retail store.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Aug 8, 2023
The 450-acre North Dallas district is home to a newly launched workforce center, aiming to provide both jobs and better futures for residents. Nicholas Lalpuis from the Department of Labor hails it as a significant 'innovation in the American job center arena.'
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